Conus kulkulcan is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus kulkulcan Petuch, E.J., 1980 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. kulkulcan
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| Conus kulkulcan Petuch, 1980
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Belize, Honduras, Cuba and Panama
Description edit
The maximum recorded shell length is 36 mm.[2]
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Habitat edit
Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 15 m.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Conus kulkulcan Petuch, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- Petuch, E. J. 1980. Nautilus. 94 (3): 117, figure 11–15.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus kulkulcan.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Purpuriconus kulkulcan". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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